To Dry Beef Recipe

Ingredients

Directions

1. ** good fresh-killed beef (the rounds). Mix the last 3 ingredients well, rubbing out all the lumps.
2. Divide the mixture into 3 equal portions.
3. Place meat in a large bowl and rub thoroughly with one portion of the above mixture.
4. Let stand 1 day.
5. Follow same procedure on second and third days.
6. Turn meat several times a day.
7. Allow meat to remain in bowl for 7 more days, then hang in a warm place until meat stops dripping.
8. Whe dripping has stopped, hang in a cool shed about 6 weeks to dry thoroughly.
9. Wrap meat in clean muslin bags and keep in cool place.
10. If in 6 months meat becomes too dark, soak it in cold water for 24 hours and wipe dry.
11. Wrap again in muslin bags and hang in cool place.